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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15
Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.
NW Montana Fair Results
Winners announced in home culinary, beef, rabbit/pocket pals, poultry, general projects/home economics
More changes proposed for U.S. 93 South plan
The Whitefish City Council is poised to make a decision Monday, Aug. 20, on a development plan for a 70-acre swath of land along U.S. 93 South, even though the developers once again have revised their proposal.
Council to discuss planned RV park
The Kalispell City Council will hold a public hearing Monday evening on a proposed amendment to the growth policy that would allow a proposal for a 50-acre, 330-space recreational vehicle park to be constructed in …
DREAM Adaptive's new director worked with Paralympic athletes
Julie Tickle has only been in the Flathead Valley for a short time, but she has quickly made an impression.
Air quality alerts issued across state
Residents in every Montana county were dealing with air quality impacts due to wildfire smoke on Sunday, and according to health officials there’s no relief in…
Glacier's Fish Creek Campground evacuated
Fish Creek Campground in Glacier National Park was evacuated Sunday morning as fire managers braced for heightened activity on the uncontained Howe Ridge Fire.
Puerto Rico recovery Reports show Whitefish Energy efficiently restored power to island
It was a leap of faith that brought Andy Techmanski and his Whitefish Energy crew to the ravaged island of Puerto Rico in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane …
Whitefish Energy CEO reflects on herculean effort
Andy Techmanski had his eye on the weather reports coming out of the Caribbean in early September last year as his crew was wrapping up two power-line projects in the state of Washington.
Howe Ridge Fire grows to 4,100 acres
The Howe Ridge Fire in Glacier National Park continued to move slowly south and west overnight through heavy dead and down forest fuels, primarily from the 200…
Market Livestock Sale teaches values, responsibility
During the second week of November last year, while most of the Flathead Valley was hunkered down, waiting out the first big snowstorm of the season, the Stolfus family was building a pen for two 700-pound steers t…
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The fastest rooster won.
Flathead jobless rate improves
Flathead County’s unemployment rate continued to improve in July, posting at 3.6 percent, compared to 4.2 percent in June.
Woman found guilty of murder in Lincoln County case
LIBBY — After an evening and morning spent deliberating, a jury in Montana 19th Judicial District Court found Sarah Carpenter guilty on Wednesday of deliberate homicide and tampering with physical evidence in the J…
Kalispell to host hearing on grizzly population objectives
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold four public hearings this fall, including one in Kalispell, about grizzly bear population objectives.
Rough Cut Hard Cider opens near Apple Barrel
The space adjoining the Apple Barrel Country Market on U.S. 2 is in the midst of transition from housing just Glacier Sun Winery to being the first space in th…